The Department of Defense has announced a reduction in personnel at the Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC), as directed by the Under Secretary for Research and Engineering. The move is intended to eliminate overlapping functions and shift DTIC’s focus back to its primary responsibility of managing a technical information library and enhancing user services.
According to Chief Pentagon Spokesman and Senior Advisor Sean Parnell, "This decision eliminates duplicative functions and will refocus DTIC to its core statutory mission of administering a library of technical information and improving the user experience. This effort will save taxpayers over $25 million as part of the Department's commitment to broader efficiency initiatives and to streamline operations."
The department will retain 40 mission-essential employees at DTIC, while other civilian staff members will receive formal notice regarding the reduction in force. Officials stated that these changes are part of ongoing reforms aimed at reducing bureaucracy within the organization.
"The Department remains committed to continued reform and reducing bureaucracy," said Parnell.
